Prisca

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  Do Circuit Overseers Give Up Their Lives For Jehovah?

  by minimus in

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  i've heard for years how we should really appreciate the circuit overseers and their wives for all that they give up to enter the circuit work... do you think that's true?

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  Well, this thread has been quite an eye-opener.

  None of the COs that I knew were particularly wealthy. I never saw any of them receiving cash gifts, but then I don't think it would be any different from Christendom's leaders receiving personal gifts for the work they do.

  Being a CO in the JW world is looked up to being a spiritual giant. It was something that some pioneers/Bethelites aspired to. Their lifestyle is like one of a travelling salesman, although instead of being accomodated in hotels the CO and his wife have a caravan or stay with other bros & sisters. Some have their own home, bought and paid for before they went on the Circuit work.

  Never heard of them going on overseas trips either. If someone wants to shout them to a overseas trip, good luck to them. At the end of their circuit "career", they're not going to be left with much, so they might as well enjoy what they can get while they can.

  I am curious about some of the attitudes expressed towards COs. Is it because of personal run-ins with them? Most of the COs I knew were good people, some were even good friends of my parents. COs were regarded as being like travelling shepherds of the congregation. A spiritual guide who had more oomph than the congregation's elders. Of course, as I became more disenchanted with the JWs my reverance for them dwindled, and I came to see them as mere men with no more special enlightenment than Joe Nobody in the cong. Now, I feel pity for them, because they think that they are serving God and that what they are doing is a special work.
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  JW Spys????

  by 2escaped lifers in

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  forgive a newbie question, but do any "in" jw's lurk in these forums to ferret out potential apostates?

  just curious?.

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  Forgive a newbie question, but do any "IN" JW's lurk in these forums to ferret out potential apostates?

  Yes, that's how I get my hours in, and it gives me special privileges that most female pioneers dont get. LIke toilet block duty during the assembly sessions, or first choice of the local pioneer bros. There's Bro Dave, who's 48, balding and never had a girlfriend in his life. He works as a janitor and lives at home with his Mum. Then there's Bro Mike, who has been married twice and is looking for another wife to keep him company. He's nice, but I don't really like the idea of being married to a bro who is literally 3x my age. Or I could have Bro Paul, who weighs 280lb and eats 3 Big Macs for breakfast before he meets the group.

  Just kidding - welcome to the board.
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  Our argument finall settled....with the Bible!

  by bikerchic in

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  every morning craig and i have this same arguement, but i finally settled it and with his own bible!.

  we start every morning having this argument about who should brew the coffee each morning.. .

  i say, "you should do it, because you get up first, and then we don't have to wait as long to get our coffee.".

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  LOL @ you two - you guys are too cute
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  Would you ever visit Bethel?

  by freedom96 in

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  you ever been driving, and traffic builds up coming up to an accident?

  human nature being what it is, everyone stops to see the accident.

  of course, by the time we get there, we are so pissed at the traffic, we slow down ourselves to make sure we see what all the fuss was about.. compare that perhaps to seeing the biggest accident of them all, bethel.

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  I've seen two Bethel branches - Australia and Greece.

  They're all pretty much the same - printing presses, offices, meal room, etc. Only difference is the local flavour. Greece had little cottages for its workers to live in. They had to build it that way so to get building approval. Other than that, they're pretty boring.

  Not sure if I'd want to visit HQ in Brooklyn. Maybe as a way of "closure". But there are other NY sights I'd be wanting to see before I saw Brooklyn Bethel.
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  Trekkies will not inherit the kingdom of God....

  by drwtsn32 in

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  this is hilarious!

  i am so surprised that the society has counsel on learning the klingon language.

  *** g95 12/8 p. 8 a look at todays science fiction ***.

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  Pinoy, it's not December yet
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  Paradise lost - found!

  by dmouse in

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  hey, my mum was having a clear-out today and decided to throw away her old society books (she ain't in now...yippee).. i was helping and came across an old 'paradise lost - paradise regained' book that we used to study as a family when i was just a nipper.. it's in remarkably good condition considering five kids used to man-handle it about 30 years ago.

  it wasn't a children's book really, but the simple language used, to appeal to all sorts of laymen, made it suitable for that purpose.. scanning through i came across loads of pictures that really brought memories flooding back, i'll post some more when i get the time.. somebody recently posted a thread about the jw belief that dinosaurs were about at the same time as humans.

  well the picture on the inside cover shows a dinosaur (top left) wandering about the desert and people too.

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  It wasn't a children's book really, but the simple language used, to appeal to all sorts of laymen, made it suitable for that purpose.

  Yep, I used to read it as a 5yr old. Some of the pics were pretty scary - a good brain-washing technique for instilling fear of Armageddon

  I remember the dinosaur, too. I think that pic is supposed to be like a time-line. If you look at all the illustrations, they show a basic history of the Bible stories.

  As for dinosaurs being destroyed in the Flood, there was an Awake article from the mid 90s that talked about it. Maybe someone with an CD might be able to find the article.
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  Trekkies will not inherit the kingdom of God....

  by drwtsn32 in

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  this is hilarious!

  i am so surprised that the society has counsel on learning the klingon language.

  *** g95 12/8 p. 8 a look at todays science fiction ***.

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  Considering that the info is almost 8 yrs old it's probably been forgotten by most Dubs. Or conveniently forgotten by those who are Star Trek fans.

  *waves at DanG*
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  If you could have one date with anyone, who would it be?

  by obiwan in

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  i've thought about this, the problem is there are so many wonderful choice's, i don't know where to start!

  i always had a thing for tiffany, the singer, when i was younger!

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  George Clooney.

  Fred Astaire.

  Robbie Williams.

  Minimus (I'd just like to meet him).

  Rayzorblade (even if he is gay, I think he's make an interesting dinner partner).

  Onacruise (with Bikerchic's permission).

  Shamus (His posts are interesting, and kind - another poster I'd like to meet).
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  my dad passed away

  by azaria in

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  he passed away last friday.

  i never thought i'd ever enter a kingdom hall but we did it.

  it wasn't a pleasant experience.

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  Prisca

  My condolences to you and your family. Sorry that you have to deal with the JW stuff as well as the loss of your father.
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  Countering claim..."it's only imperfect men.."

  by core in

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  how would you counter the jw response, when faced with major issues (child abuse, autocratic/hypocritical elders, changing doctrines, dates, blood issue, etc etc) ..."yes but it's only imperfect men ..jehovah is using them but will put things right in his own time".

  this blindness to reality allows any error to be accounted for and ignored - "wait on jehovah" covers any error .

  yet the rank & file swallow this as if it was a logical reasoned answer to the issues raised - is there a way to open the eyes of those who parrot these words when confronted with any issue ?.

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  You could try to counter it by saying: "You could use that argument regarding every religion and religious leader out there. After all, they're all imperfect men too....."